Table 1

Competing demands of Western-mainstream and Islamic logics on CSR dimensions

CSR dimensionWestern-mainstream logicSourceIslamic logicSource
Economic responsibilityW.1
W.1.1 It is the foundation upon which all other responsibilities are predicated
Carroll (1979), Carrol (1991) and Xu and Yang (2010) I.1
I.1.1 It is important as other responsibilities and should be achieved through Sharia
Dusuki (2008), Beekun and Badawi (2005), Williams and Zinkin (2010) and Masoud (2017) 
Responsibility towards consumersW.2
W.2.1 No prohibition of specific products or services
Carroll (1979), Xu and Yang (2010), Perrini et al. (2011), ISO 26000; Yani-de-Soriano et al. (2012) I.2
I.2.1 Prohibition of specific products and services
Adnan Khurshid et al. (2014), Brammer et al. (2007) and Nivoix and Ouchrif (2016) 
W.2.2 Use of international certifications as a way of ensuring the fulfilment of this responsibilityChristmann and Taylor (2006) 1.2.2 Use of Sharia supervisory board and/or Sharia experts as a way of ensuring the fulfilment of this responsibilityBeekun and Badawi (2005) and Williams and Zinkin (2010) 
W.2. Encouraging innovative and risky initiatives with no constraints on involvement in risky projects or in providing risky products and servicesCovin and Slevin (1991), Menguc and Ozanne (2005) and Schaltegger and Wagner (2011) I.2.3 Encourage innovations but with specific constraints on involvement in risky projects or in providing risky products and servicesBeekun and Badawi (2005) and Adnan Khurshid et al. (2014) 
  I.2.4 Constraints on the way of contracting with consumers (to be made according to Sharia)Beekun and Badawi (2005) and Graafland et al. (2006) 
Philanthropy and charityW.3
W.3.1 Limited relevance and is not the primary element of CSR
Yunus (2009) and Lin-Hi (2010) I.3
I.3.1Charity is an essential element of CSR
Khan and Karim (2010) and Adnan Khurshid et al. (2014) 
W.3.2 No emphasis on a specific communityCarroll (1991), ISO 26000 I.3.2 Charity is primarily directed towards MuslimsQaradawi (2000) 
Commitment towards community and societyW.4
W.4.1 Manifested by engaging with both local communities and society at large
Sotorrío and Sánchez (2008), ISO 26000 I.4
I.4.1 Manifested by focusing on serving the needs of Muslim communities (Ummah)
Kamla et al., 2006 and Graafland et al. (2006) 
W.4.2 Accepting diversity and not framed within the borders of a specific region or religious groupSchwartz and Huismans (1995) and UN Global Compact (2000), ISO 26000 I.4.2 CSR activities should be consistent with Islamic tenets and to be done without breaching Islamic teachingsKoleva (2020), Graafland et al. (2006), Dusuki (2008), Khan and Karim (2010) and Syed and Van Buren (2014) 
Commitments towards the natural environmentW.5
W.5.1 Focus on the economic consequences of environmental degradation and on the economic costs of environmental protection
Williams and Zinkin, 2010 and Kamla et al. (2006) I.5
I.5.1 Based on the religious concept of stewardship which has an inherently ethical basis
Williams and Zinkin (2010), Kamla et al. (2006), Rice (2006) and Abdelzaher et al. (2019) 
W.5.2 Focus on local and global environmental issues as suggested by international organisationsWilliams and Zinkin (2010), UN 2030 Agenda (2015) and UNFCCC Paris Agreement (2015) I.5.2 Focus on local environmental issues mainly in Muslim communitiesLlewellyn (2003) and Kamla et al. (2006) 

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